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THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 1, 2019
Grown-ups love the
Pinewood Derby, too
Saugus Cub Scout Pack 62 holds its annual race tomorrow
By Mark E. Vogler
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ll across America, the Pinewood
Derby is considered
the signature event for Cub
Scouts.
But in Saugus, grown-ups
seem to love the rush of racing
miniature wood cars down
a special track just as much as
the kids do.
The adults – led by Selectman
Jennifer D’Eon – have
made their own cars to compete
tomorrow (Saturday) as
Saugus Cub Scout Pack 62
holds its Annual Pinewood
Derby in the basement of the
Cliftondale Congregational
Church at 50 Essex St., Saugus.
“The other Troop Leaders and
parents are very competitive in
the adult open race,” D’Eon said
this week. “When I told the guys
I was racing Titanic, they threw
down the gauntlet immediately!
One troop leader told me he
is building an iceberg race car to
against me! Let’s see how unsinkable
does Saturday (March 2nd)!”
The Open Race (adults, Boy
Scouts, parents and siblings)
starts at 10 a.m. Pizza will be
served around noon. Cub
Scouts start racing around 1
p.m. This free event is for anyone
who would like to come
down and watch some good,
clean family fun.
D’Eon designed and built a
miniature Titanic on wheels.
“My car – ‘Unsinkable’ – in this
year’s 2019 Pinewood Derby
weighs seven ounces and took
about two weeks to complete,”
D’Eon said.
“My husband and my son
both helped me build the Titanic
wooden model to place
on a wedge racing car. I got the
idea from the Boy Scout magazine
‘Boys’ Life,’” she said.
“Unsinkable” might look
good. But D’Eon has said she’s
concerned that it might be
too heavy to speed down the
track. Sometimes the sharpest
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their home, but we’re glad it’s
still standing. And it sounds like
it’s repairable. It’s insured and
nobody got hurt and, hopefully,
they are not displaced from
their home for too long. They
can get it repaired. They won’t
have to tear the house down.
Q: How often should a house
be inspected for electrical
work?
A: I don’t think there’s necessarily
a guideline on checking
your electrical system, but
if you live in your house and noTITANIC
ON WHEELS: Selectman
Jennifer D’Eon shows off
her Pinewood Derby entry for
tomorrow’s race.
looking cars turn out to be the
slowest.
D’Eon faces some tough competition,
including an entry by
her 12-year-old son, Jake, a
member of Saugus Boy Scout
Troop 62 who will be competing
in his sixth Pinewood Derby.
“My car is built for speed.
Hopefully, I will win,” Jake said
of the wedge race car on which
he hand-painted flames.
Meanwhile, Boy Scout Troop
62 leader John Zirpolo also
plans to compete at the annual
Pinewood Derby. His car this
year features Wile E. Coyote riding
dynamite.
“John is an amazing woodtice
something like a light flickering
or you are having trouble
with an outlet – I don’t know of
a guideline other than having
a routine inspection done on
your home.
Q: So, if an outlet goes dead,
is that something that needs to
be dealt with?
A: I would definitely look
into that, especially if it didn’t
trip; if it did not trip the breaker
and it’s not working, there’s
something definitely wrong.
And you should have it looked
at immediately. That could be
the source for a potential ignition
point for a fire.
Jake D’Eon, 12, of Saugus Boy
Scout Troop 62, plans to compete
in his sixth Pinewood
Derby.
worker and shows off his skills
every year,” D’Eon said.
So, tomorrow is race day
in Cliftondale. And miniature
wood cars made by the hands
of kids, sometimes with the
help of their parents, will be
competing for prizes for the
fastest and the best-looking.
The Pinewood Derby has
been a major event sponsored
by Cub Scout Troops throughout
the United States for more
than six decades. Then-Cub
Scout Pack 280C originated the
idea on May 15, 1953, when it
held the first Pinewood Derby
at the Scout House in Manhattan
Beach, Calif.
Q: What are some other
things you would tell people
to protect themselves from an
electrical fire?
A: I go back to “Don’t do your
own electrical work.” That’s the
best advice. Use a licensed and
insured electrician. Pull permits.
Get it inspected. That’s
why we have inspectional services.
The electrical inspector
in this town is a very competent
guy, and he’s looking out
for the citizen, and he wants
to make sure it’s done to code
and is safe.
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THIS SHOULD BE A BLAST: Boy Scout Troop 62 leader John Zirpolo
Pinewood Derby creation: Wile E Coyote riding dynamite.
(Courtesy Photos to The Saugus Advocate)